Comes with your choice of white or fried rice and wonton soup, hot and sour soup, or egg roll.
My selections are pretty fucking similar to Julia's (I did say she had fair good taste before), except to try and one up her tonight, I picked a couple dark horses. And then there were all the categories I was just making stuff up for.
Picture: No Country For Old Men
Director: The Coen Brothers
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
Actress: Ellen Page (I just kinda wish)
Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem
Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett (Just so Julia will hate me more)
Animated Feature: Ratatouille
Documentary: Sicko
Screenplay, Adapted: No Country For Old Men
Screenplay, Original: Juno
Documentary Short: Sari's Mother
Foreign Film: 12
Short Flim, Animated: Even Pigeons Go to Heaven
Short Flim, Live: At Night
Art Direction: Atonement
Cinematography: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Film Editting: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Costume Design: Sweeney Todd
Makeup: Pirates of the Caribbean
Sound Editting: The Bourne Ultimatum
Sound Mixing: 3:10 to Yuma
Visual Effects: Transformers
Original Score: Atonement
Original Song: Falling Slowly
My predictions are kinda half assed...it would've helped if I went to the theatres more frequently...or people would send me dvds with all the movies on them so I could make better evaluations. Points to people for each category they can identify I completely guessed on. Here's to hoping I beat Julia!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Oscar Predictions--Oriental Style
Oscar Predictions
I don't want to brag, but I've won my Oscar pool 35 years running. Plus, I read Entertainment Weekly every day. So, I wouldn't bet against my Oscar predictions.
Best Picture: I'm gonna have to say No Country for Old Men, even though there's this little twing in my gut that says Juno in an upset. But I try not to listen to my gut that much when I'm hungover.
Best Director: The Coen Brothers. Julian Schnabel had an early victory at the Golden Globes, but as award season went on I feel like the Coen brothers gained all the buzz and momentum he lost. Also, there's two of them, which means more efficient handshaking and baby-kissing.
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood. Obvi.
Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, another gimme.
Best Actress: I'm going to pick Julie Christie over Marion Cotillard, because the Academy hates the French (as do we all).
Best Supporting Actress: I'm so torn between Ruby Dee and Amy Ryan, but I think I'm going to give it to Ryan. If Cate Blanchett wins I'll kill myself.
Now, some lesser Oscar viewers might hazard some guesses for the big 6 and move on with their day, but not me. I start watching E! at noon and I make predictions for every single category. So...
Best Documentary Feature: Taxi to the Dark Side
Documentary Short: Sari's Mother
Animated Feature: Ratatouille
Foreign Language Film: The Counterfeiters
Cinematography: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Original Screenplay: Juno by Diablo Cody
Adapted Screenplay: Ethan and Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
Visual Effects: Transformers
Animated Short Film: I Met The Walrus
Live Action Short Film: The Mozart of Pickpockets
Art Direction: Atonement
Costume Design: Atonement
Film Editing: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sound Mixing: Transformers
Sound Editing: Ratatouille (but who the fuck knows?)
Original Score: Atonement
Original Song: one of the Enchanted songs, probably That's How You Know
Makeup: La Vie en Rose
Yay, Oscars! E! starts their pre-awards coverage at noon with their arrivals special at 6; ABC gets it going at 6:30 with "Evening at the Academy Awards: Arrivals," then the Barbara Walters special, then "Road to the Oscars 2008" at 8pm, then the big show at 8:30. Anyone who wants to come over and sit on Danielle's and my pushed together beds is welcome.